Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction will perform May 9 at Ford Amphitheatre, 4802 U.S. 301 N. in Tampa. Street Sweeper, featuring Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, and Boots Riley of The Coup, will open. Tickets, $19.91, $45, $65 and $99 plus service charges go on sale at 10 a.m. today. Prices for lawn tickets will increase from $19.91 to $25 at 10 p.m. March 27. Tickets are available at www.livenation.com or by calling 1-877-598-8698. ...more

March 19, 2009

Normally a hotbed for hockey and concerts, the St. Pete Times Forum is undergoing a transformation that will be all about basketball. The 12 men's Southeastern Conference college basketball teams and their fans have started arriving for the SEC tournament, which will begin on Thursday at the facility. Today's practices are closed to the public. Ticket books for all sessions are $300 and available at www.secsports.com. Single-session tickets are $50 each (plus any applicable fees) and can be purchased at the box office or any Ticketmaster outlet by calling 1-800-745-3000 or by logging on to www.secsports.com. Four games will be played Thursday, beginning with Kentucky-Mississippi at 1 p.m. and concluding with Florida-Arkansas at 9:45 p.m. ...more

March 11, 2009

Singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III has canceled tonight's scheduled performance at The Palladium in St. Petersburg, citing illness. ...more

March 4, 2009

Todd Rundgren will perform March 27 at the Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St. in Clearwater. The show is presented by Ruth Eckerd Hall. Tickets, $49.75, go on sale at the Ruth Eckerd box office at 10 a.m. Saturday. Call (727) 791-7400. ...more

February 27, 2009

Seal will perform April 19 at Mahaffey Theater, 400 First St. S. in St. Petersburg. Tickets, $57 and $77 plus service charges, go on sale at noon Saturday. Call the box office, (727) 892-5767, or Ticketmaster, (813) 287-8844. ...more

February 19, 2009

You can stay in or go out on Sunday night and still be involved with the Academy Awards. ...more

February 19, 2009

Coldplay, which won Best Rock Album at the Grammy's on Sunday night, will play the Ford Amphitheatre on Aug. 9. ...more

February 13, 2009

Nickelback will perform April 26 at the Ford Amphitheatre, 4802 U.S. 301 N. in Tampa. Tickets, $29.50, $45 and $75 plus service charges, go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. Call the box office, (813) 740-2446, or Live Nation Ticketing, 1-877-598-8698. ...more

February 12, 2009

Hundreds of people are lined up in Fort Myers today for tickets to a town hall meeting with President Barack Obama. ...more

February 9, 2009

Rapper T.I. will perform at the St. Pete Times Forum on Feb. 28, the Forum announced today. ...more

February 6, 2009